Breastfeeding for health gain

It is well known that resorting to infant-feeding methods other than breastfeeding has negative implications for both mother
and infant. Exclusive breastfeeding is currently promoted for at least the first 6 months of life; however, even in countries
where recent efforts have been made to improve initiation of breastfeeding, the trend shows that few babies are exclusively
breastfed over this period. The fragility of breastfeeding is underscored by numerous studies that show breastfeeding duration
is seldom achieved for as long as intended.

A pragmatic RCT

The study compares a standard midwifery support (SMS) to an extended midwifery programme (EMS) in a randomised controlled
trial (RCT) design which recruited 849 mothers and singleton …